Portable beverage delivery and mixing system

Abstract

A portable beverage delivery system for preparing and delivering a multi-component beverage whose plurality of individual components can be maintained separately for subsequent combination to form the beverage. A first embodiment includes a housing with a mixing chamber disposed therein to form the final beverage product. The chamber has an introduction aperture and an exit aperture which are separate or are the same, and the housing has an opening through which the exit aperture is accessible and through which a mixed beverage can be dispensed. A second embodiment is a two chamber structure disposed within a housing and having a first chamber for containing a first beverage element, a second chamber for containing a second beverage element, and an exit aperture. The chambers are separated by a frangible wall whereby rupture thereof results in mixing of the first and second liquids of the multi-component beverage to form the beverage product which then can be dispensed through the exit aperture.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A portable beverage delivery system for forming a multi-component beverage, the delivery system comprising: 
       a) a freestanding, portable housing generally segmented into first and second laterally spaced portions, the housing defining first and second openings said housing having a front panel, a rear panel, and side panels;  
       b) a mixing chamber accommodated within the first portion of the housing, the chamber defining closeable introduction and exit apertures respectively exposed through the first and second openings;  
       c) a compartment formed within the second portion of the housing; and  
       d) wherein a container is removably supported within the compartment, the compartment having wall portions selectively movable between, an inwardly folded position wherein a void is formed in at least a portion of front and at least a portion of one of said side panels for display of a portion of the container and an outwardly folded position to enclose the compartment.  
     
     
       2. The delivery system of  claim 1  wherein the housing is fabricated from a cardboard material. 
     
     
       3. The delivery system of  claim 1  wherein the housing is generally segmented into the first and second portions via one of the wall portions. 
     
     
       4. The delivery system of  claim 1  wherein the introduction aperture of the chamber receives a liquid component from the container and the exit aperture of the chamber dispenses the beverage. 
     
     
       5. The delivery system of  claim 4  wherein the liquid component is an alcoholic beverage. 
     
     
       6. The delivery system of  claim 1  wherein the mixing chamber has a first liquid component therein. 
     
     
       7. The delivery system of  claim 6  wherein the fist liquid component is a mixer beverage. 
     
     
       8. The delivery system of  claim 1  wherein the mixing chamber is fabricated from a plastic material. 
     
     
       9. The delivery system of  claim 1  wherein the beverage is dispensed from the exit aperture by gravity force. 
     
     
       10. The delivery system of  claim 1  wherein the container is a bottle. 
     
     
       11. The delivery system of  claim 1  wherein the exit aperture comprises a valve for selectively opening and closing the exit aperture. 
     
     
       12. The delivery system of  claim 11  wherein the valve is integrally formed with the exit aperture. 
     
     
       13. The delivery system of  claim 11  wherein the valve is manually operated to selectively open and close the exit aperture. 
     
     
       14. The delivery system of  claim 1  wherein the compartment has upper and lower border structures, and wherein the container has top and bottom portions, the upper and lower border structures being sized and configured to respectively retain the top and bottom portions of the container.